Grover Norquist

"New York City spends roughly $37 billion/year to educate about 850,000 kids. That's over $42,000 per child per year. And the results are abysmal. Two-thirds of fourth graders can't do math properly and almost three-quarters can't read at grade level... ...What we can do, Mr. Mayor, is tell every mom in NYC that the $42,000 currently spent on that terrible education is going to be her money." Jeff Yass, one of the 2026 Alexander Hamilton Award honorees, on how we can solve NYC's education crisis through school choice.

Happy Mother’s Day! Did you know there’s a word for the process of becoming a mother? It’s called matrescence, and it refers to the psychological, social, and developmental transitions associated with this life-changing event.🤰 We’re excited to share that we recently added this term, which was coined in 1973 by anthropologist Dana Raphael. When we have the words to describe women’s experiences, we’re better able to understand and support them. 🫶 What has matrescence looked like for you?

This chart is simply insane. Isn’t it funny that the vast majority of Canadians seriously blame the US for Canada’s lost decade with no growth since 2015? Folks, your choices, your consequences. Don’t blame others for your bad judgment.

It's well known that NH has the lowest poverty rate in the nation (7.2%). Less well known is that the next lowest poverty state is Utah at 8.3%. That's a huge gap, relatively.